Systems and Methods for Displaying and Associating Context Images with Zones of a Security System

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first preconfigured type includes an initial press and a subsequent hold of the one of the plurality of icons, and wherein the respective context image that represents the one of the plurality of zones includes an ambient image captured from a location of the one of the plurality of zones within a region protected by the security or home automation system.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the alert message is received at the user interface from the one of the plurality of zones.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein when the subsequent hold of the one of the plurality icons ends, the user interface ceases displaying the respective context image associated with the one of the plurality of zones.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface is included at a control panel of the security or home automation system.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a mobile device is in communication with the security or home automation system, and wherein the mobile device includes a downloadable or web-based application for communication with the security or home automation system.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the respective context image that represents the one of the plurality of zones includes an ambient image captured from a location of the one of the plurality of zones within a region protected by the security or home automation system.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the user interface receives the respective context image that represents the one of the plurality of zones from an image capturing device that captured the ambient image at the location of the one of the plurality of zones.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein, during an initial setup of each of the plurality of zones, the user interface solicits second_user input assigning the respective context image to each of the plurality of zones.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the alert message is received at the user interface from the one of the plurality of zones.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the user interface receives the alert message from at least one sensor associated with the one of the plurality of zones when the at least one sensor detects an alert condition.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein when the subsequent hold of the one of the plurality icons ends, the user interface ceases displaying the respective context image associated with the one of the plurality of zones.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the respective context image that represents the one of the plurality of devices includes an ambient image of the one of the plurality of devices captured from a location of the one of the plurality of devices within a region under control of the home automation system.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the user interface receives the respective context image that represents the one of the plurality of devices from an image capturing device that captured the ambient image at the location of the one of the plurality of devices.

20. The system of claim 17 wherein when the subsequent hold of the one of the plurality icons ends, the user interface ceases displaying the respective context image associated with the one of the plurality of zones.